The report, titled "The State of Connectivity: Building Innovation
Through Broadband," represents the culmination of more than a year of work
by the Task Force, including maps of current broadband availability and
speed, recommendations to achieve universal access and increased use, and a
timeframe in which to meet these critical goals. Mr. Martin was appointed
to the Task Force by Governor Schwarzenegger in November 2006 and also
served as Chairman of the Task Force's Emerging Technologies and New
Applications Working Group.

"The benefits awaiting Californians when complete statewide deployment
of broadband is achieved should not be underestimated," said Mr. Martin.
"Broadband access affects everything from economic and community
development to education, health care and public safety to adoption of
emerging technologies such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The
increased application of broadband in these areas will have a positive
impact on the lives of every California resident."

The Task Force report found that nearly 2,000 communities throughout
the state are still unable to access high-speed internet and only half of
Californians have access to broadband at speeds greater than 10 Mbps. In
addition, even though availability rates are at 96 percent, just over half
of California households use broadband.

In order to bring the tremendous advantage of high speed internet to
even more Californians, the Task Force has proposed seven recommendations,
each containing action items to be led by both the public and private
sector:

-- Build out high-speed broadband infrastructure to all Californians
-- Develop model permitting standards and encourage collaboration among
providers
-- Increase the use and adoption of broadband and computer technology
-- Engage and reward broadband innovation and research

The California Broadband Task Force was created by Governor
Schwarzenegger in November 2006 as part of Executive Order S-23-06. The
Task Force is co-chaired by Business, Transportation and Housing Secretary
Dale E. Bonner and former Cisco Chief Development Officer, Charles
Giancarlo. The Governor appointed 19 other task force members, representing
a wide array of the public and private sectors.

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